“Resenting the obtuseness of others is not good ground for shooting oneself in the foot.”
“A Rattlesnake, if Cornered will become so angry it will bite itself. That is exactly what the harboring of hate and resentment against others is - a biting of oneself. We think we are harming others in holding these spites and hates, but the deeper harm is to ourselves.”
“To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.”
“Faith is one foot on the ground, one foot in the air, and a queasy feeling in the stomach.”
“That one must either explain life to oneself so that it does not seem to be an evil mockery by some sort of devil, or one must shoot oneself.”
“It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.”